Chicken sandwich vs. Pasta — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between chicken sandwich and pasta?

Pasta has less vitamin B3, vitamin B6, vitamin B5, phosphorus, vitamin B2, iron, potassium, and calcium than chicken sandwich.
Chicken sandwich's daily need coverage for vitamin B3 is 42% higher.
Chicken sandwich has 126 times more sodium than pasta. Chicken sandwich has 753mg of sodium, while pasta has 6mg.
Pasta has a lower glycemic index than chicken sandwich.

We used Fast foods, chicken fillet sandwich, plain with pickles and Pasta, fresh-refrigerated, plain, cooked types in this comparison.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.

Chicken sandwich

Pasta

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+33.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+866.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+920.8%
Contains more IronIron	+55.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+193.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+∞%

Contains more CopperCopper	+38.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-99.2%

~equal in Zinc ~0.56mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.224mg

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.

Chicken sandwich

Pasta

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+100%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+678.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+555.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+1026.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+100%
Contains more FolateFolate	+36.2%

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.209mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0.14µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B3	7.72mg	0.992mg	42%
Selenium	19.9µg		36%
Sodium	753mg	6mg	32%
Vitamin B6	0.383mg	0.034mg	27%
Protein	16.28g	5.15g	22%
Vitamin B5	1.2mg	0.183mg	20%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.177g	0.429g	18%
Phosphorus	185mg	63mg	17%
Fats	11.19g	1.05g	16%
Vitamin E	2.41mg		16%
Vitamin B2	0.3mg	0.15mg	12%
Monounsaturated fat	4.481g	0.124g	11%
Saturated fat	2.123g	0.15g	9%
Iron	1.77mg	1.14mg	8%
Vitamin K	8.5µg		7%
Potassium	245mg	24mg	7%
Starch	16.5g		7%
Choline	35.3mg		6%
Calories	250kcal	131kcal	6%
Fiber	1.4g		6%
Calcium	58mg	6mg	5%
Folate	47µg	64µg	4%
Copper	0.067mg	0.093mg	3%
Vitamin B1	0.23mg	0.209mg	2%
Magnesium	24mg	18mg	1%
Cholesterol	35mg	33mg	1%
Vitamin D	0.1µg		1%
Vitamin C	0.8mg	0mg	1%
Fructose	0.97g		1%
Vitamin D	5IU		1%
Carbs	20.89g	24.93g	1%
Net carbs	19.49g	24.93g	N/A
Sugar	3.64g		N/A
Zinc	0.61mg	0.56mg	0%
Vitamin A	3µg	6µg	0%
Manganese	0.219mg	0.224mg	0%
Vitamin B12	0.13µg	0.14µg	0%
Trans fat	0.03g		N/A
Tryptophan		0.065mg	0%
Threonine		0.134mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.197mg	0%
Leucine		0.348mg	0%
Lysine		0.097mg	0%
Methionine		0.079mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.247mg	0%
Valine		0.217mg	0%
Histidine		0.103mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.003g		N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.003g		N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.197g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.003g		N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.009g		N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid	0.008g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.006g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	2.884g		N/A